Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Silver, Gold, Lead
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Localized In Fissures And Fractures.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1952
Discovery year1891
Identification
Deposit ID10013469
MRDS IDD009775
Alternate namesPatented Claims, Calumet, Bullion, Opalousas: Unpatented Claims, Atchafalaya, Tchapitolous
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.86928, -108.22534
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 297-298PAIGE, S., 1911 USGS BULL 470, P. 109-117JONES, W.R., MOORE, S.L., AND PRATT, W.P., 1970 USGS GEOLOGIC MAP, GQ-865NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA